BYD Sealion 6 vs Omoda O9

The Sealion 6 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

BYD Sealion 6Omoda O9

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$369 (better)
$453
Australia
$305 (better)
$376
United Kingdom
£224 (better)
£275
United States
$285 (better)
$350

Official figures

Uses
1.1 L/100km (better)
1.4 L/100km
UK
248 mpg (better)
202 mpg
US
206 mpg (better)
168 mpg

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Sealion 6 or O9?

Which is cheaper to run, the BYD Sealion 6 or the Omoda O9?

The BYD Sealion 6: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the Omoda O9 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BYD Sealion 6 or the Omoda O9?

The BYD Sealion 6, at 1.1 L/100km (248 mpg UK, 206 mpg US) to the Omoda O9's 1.4 L/100km (202 mpg UK, 168 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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